Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,714 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Henry Fitzbutler (1842-1901)
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Pilgrim Baptist Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1863- )
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Edwin Garrison Walker (1830-1901)
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Negritude Movement

Explore Global African History

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Belize City, Belize (1638- )
Wayland Rudd and His Wife, Lolita Marksiti in Moscow, 1930
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Wayland Rudd (1900-1952)
Abuja, Nigeria
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Abuja, Nigeria (1991- )
Mayann Francis
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Mayann Elizabeth Francis (1946- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Working the Quincy Mill: African American Lumber Mill Workers in Northern California, 1926-1955
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Injustice in Alaska Territory: The World War II Court-martial of Ten Black Soldiers Who Helped Build the ALCAN Highway
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Fighting for Racial Justice in the Pacific Northwest: Lillian Walker and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights
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Agrippa Hull: Revolutionary Patriot

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington